spear, spear
Accession Number
NAM.1961-12-29-6-1
Description
Spear, 1888; ferrous metal head with double edged blade with barbs, scribed curvilinear decoration, faceted stem with incised lines ending in chamfered, square, incised boss; conical socket; wood staff spirally wound with ferrous strip, conical shoe of beaten sheet iron; collected by P V Luke on Sikkim expedition, North West Frontier, 1888 The campaign was a military expedition to expel Tibetan forces from Sikkim. The day book notes he was in charge of Telegraphs in the 2nd Afghan War, and was associated with Lord Roberts.
Campaigns
India, North West Frontier, Sikkim (1888)